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Honor Your Scope
Your quality system’s scope statement minimizes risk as well as describes what you do.
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Guiding Manufacturers Through the Latest Energy Market Trends
Consider these strategies to help maintain competitiveness in a dynamic energy market while embracing sustainability.
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Gardner Business Index: Precision Machining April 2024
Precision Machining activity trended slightly downward in April.
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Industrial Cleaning Shop Zeros In on Precision
This parts cleaning company is elevating its efforts to become a technical cleanliness expert, which presents an exciting, yet sometimes arduous, journey. The ongoing education of the team as well as significant investments in equipment and processes attribute to this shop’s success.
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An Unexpected, But Cool, Triple-Brand Alliance
I never envisioned Gardner Business Media brands Production Machining, MoldMaking Technology and Plastics Technology would cover the same manufacturer in the same month no less. But it happened for our May 2024 issues.
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Producing Micro Screws for the Watch Industry
Cutting tools play a key role in machining tiny screws on Swiss-type lathes for this Switzerland-based watch manufacturer.
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Moldmaker Finds Value in Swiss-Type Machining
This multifaceted manufacturer has added CNC sliding-headstock turning technology to complement its established mold tooling production and new injection molding capabilities as it continues to pursue complex medical work along a vertically integrated path.
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The Importance of All of Us Getting Out
Go visit other machine shops when possible. Go to industry events. Go where you can network with others who might share the same challenges, pain points and successes as you.
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Taking a Calculated Approach to Thread Rolling
Thread rolling operations for Swiss-type lathes, multi-spindles and other turning equipment can be enhanced using online calculators to determine optimal process parameters.
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Production Machining's Most-Viewed April Articles
Throughout April, our discussions spanned various technologies, yet a common thread emerged: workforce development. Take a look at the most-viewed articles in April, based on Google Analytics.
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You're Almost Out of Time to Take Top Shops Benchmarking Survey
The Top Shops 2024 survey for the metalworking market is now live, alongside a new homepage collecting the stories of past Honorees. This year's survey ends April 30, though.
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When a CNC Turn-Mill Doesn’t Turn
A shop in Big Sky Country uses a B-axis multitasking machine to produce complex, prismatic medical parts that require no turning complete from barstock.
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